Kc 7

[Kaccāyanabyākaraṇaṃ, Sandhikappo, Sutta 7]

7. 9. Vaggā pañcapañcaso mantā.

Tesaṃ kho byañjanānaṃ kakārādayo makārantā pañcapañcaso akkharavanto vaggā
nāma honti.

Of those consonants, the five groups of five (twenty five) belonging to the
letters beginning with ‘k’ and ending with ‘m’ are called ‘grouped’.

Taṃ yathā? ka kha ga gha ṅa; ca cha ja jha ña; ṭa ṭha ḍa ḍha ṇa; ta tha da
dha na; pa pha ba bha ma. Iti vaggā nāma.

Which are these? ka kha ga gha ṅa; ca cha ja jha ña; ṭa ṭha ḍa ḍha ṇa; ta
tha da dha na; pa pha ba bha ma. These are called ‘grouped’ (vaggā).

Tena kvattho? Vaggantaṃ vā vagge.

What is the need of that (saying grouped)? (The niggahita) sometimes (when
followed by a) grouped (consonant) (becomes) the last letter of the group
(see §31).

-- translation by Ven. U Nandisena, 2004

-- posted by Jim Anderson, 14 February 2010 (new moon)

Note: I find 'grouped' as a translation of 'vaggā' problematic. Perhaps
'grouped letters' or just leave it untranslated (vaggas) would be better.